World Countries

Lesotho

Lesotho coat of arms
The flag of Lesotho is composed of three horizontal bands of blue, white and green in the ratio of 3:4:3. A black mokorotlo — a Basotho hat — is centered in the white band.

Common Name: Lesotho

Official Name: Kingdom of Lesotho

Geographic Details

CapitalMaseru
Continent(s)Africa
RegionAfrica
SubregionSouthern Africa
Landlocked✅
Area30,355 km²
Coordinates(29° 30' S, 28° 30' E)

Demographic and Political Information

Population2,142,252
CurrencyLesotho loti (L)
TimezonesUTC+02:00
LanguagesEnglish, Sotho
UN Member✅

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.ls
Calling Code+2
Independent✅
Start of weekmonday
alpha2CodeLS
alpha3CodeLSO